The selected companies, which also include Hydropothecary Corp, Tilray Canada Inc, and CannTrust Holdings Inc, will supply the province with dried flower, cannabis oil and cannabis seeds, the provincial government said in an emailed statement late Monday.

Recreational sales are set to begin Oct. 17 across Canada, making it the only Group of Seven nation to legalize marijuana. But Ontario's newly elected Progressive Conservative government said last week there will only be online sales until April, after which private retailers will be allowed to operate, in an about-face from its Liberal predecessor's plans for government-run stores.

Other suppliers include MedReleaf, which was acquired by Aurora earlier this year, Hiku Brands, which is being taken over by Canopy and Aphria-owned Broken Coast Cannabis.

For a full list of suppliers, click: bit.ly/2MLKete (Reporting by Nichola Saminather Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)